Match-machine.



No. 780,223. PATENTED JAN. 17, 1905.

' W. H. PARKER.

MATCH MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. 1904.

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W. H. PARKER.

MATCH MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14.1904.

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T STATES PATE OFFICE WILLIAM H. PARKER, OF PASSAIO, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORTO DIXIE MATCH COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OFNEIV JERSEY.

llIlA'l'Cl-ll"-IllIIACSHINEu SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 780,223, dated January 17, 1905.

Application filed April 14, 1904. Serial No. 203,070.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. PARKER, and Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalview showing of Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State the meansfor cutting the splints and for deof New Jersey, have invented a new andImlivering them evenly in their guide-chute.

5 proved Match-Machine, of which the follow- The machine has asuitableframe 10, which ing is a full, clear, and exact description. can be ofany approved form, but which pref- 5 5 My invention relates toimprovements in erably has a flat top, with a transverse recess machinesfor making matches from veneer. 11 therein to provide for the movementof the The object of my inventionis to produce a knife and thesplint-adjusting plungers,which simple form of machine which will cutsplints will be hereinafter referred to. The formasmoothly and rapidlyfrom a strip of stock tion shown, however, is not essential. On 60 thewidth of which corresponds to the length the top of the machine and atone end are pedof the match, which will hold the severed estals 12 forcarrying the spindle 12, which splints in close contact side by side, soas to supports the veneer 13 in the form of a coil;

form practically a continuous web similar in but, if preferable, theveneer or match-stock shape to the stock before it is severed, which canbe fed to the machine in the form of 5 will then move the alternatesplints endwise strips. The stock is fed to the cutting-0d in relationto each other, so as to leave projectknife through a suitable guide 14:,as shown ing ends spaced apart yet level, and which will best in Fig. 5,and it passes between ordinary 2o finally roll the web of formed splintsup in a feed-rolls 15 and 16, (see Figs. 2 and 5,) the belt, thisforming a match-coil. In this way upper roll 16 being preferablyjournaled in 7 the match-splints are held in such close conan arm 17,which is weighted, as shown at tact thatthey cannot become readilydisplaced 17, to hold the roll in close contact with in relation to eachother. The endwise move the stock, and the arm is pivoted, as shown mentgiventhem provides for separating them at 18. This arrangement is notclaimed as in one direction to prevent double heads, and novel, but isprovided so that the feed-rolls the belt serves to separate the splintsrowmay be readily separated whenever it is neceswise, so that when thecoil is formed a great sary to get at the feed or guide let of the maquantity of splints will be held in position to chine. The means ofdriving the feed-rolls is 0 be conveniently dipped. The coil thus formednot material; but I have shown the lower roll differs from thematch-coils generally made a driven by a gearl9,(see Fig. 5,)which isturned few years ago in that the splints are in close step by step ortooth by tooth from the screwcontact side by side, so that they cannotbe gear 20 on the vertical shaft 21,thelatter being easily displaced.mounted in suitable supports and having a 3 5 With these ends in view myinvention conspiral gear 22 connecting with a gear 23 (see sists ofcertain features of construction and Fig. 4:) on the driving-shaft 2a.combinations of parts, which willbe hereinaf- The driving-shaft 24: isjournaled transter described and claimed. versely in suitable bearingsat the top of the Reference is to be had to the accompanying machine andis provided with a driving-puliio drawings, forming a partof thisspecification, ley 25 or equivalent means of driving, and

in which similar figures of reference indicate preferably with abalance-wheel 26, which also 0 corresponding parts in all the views.serves as a drive-wheel whenever it is desir- Figure 1 is a verticalcross-section on the able to turn the shaft by hand. The shaft 2 L line1 1 of Fig. 2 of the machine embodying has an eccentric 27 connectingwith a pitman 45 my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with 28, andthe latter is pivoted to a cross-head parts in section. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective or knife-block 29, which slides in a vertical 5showing the formation of the coil. Fig. 4 is an way made in thepedestals 30 on the machineenlarged detail view showing the knife andframe, and the knife-block has a knife 31,

splint-adjusting mechanism in elevation. Fig. which shears across thefront of the guide 34:,

and so cuts a match-splint from the stock 13 at each stroke of theknife. It will be seen that the gear mechanism connecting thedriving-shaft with the feed-rolls is such as to feed the stock forwardthe thickness of a matchsplint at each knife-stroke. I claim no noveltyfor the cutting means shown, nor do I limit myself to this cuttingmechanism.

As the splints are out they are carried downward one by one into theguide-chute 32, (see Fig. 5,) which chute is open at the sides and ispreferably springy, so that the splints can move endwise, and in orderthat the splints may be held evenly and delivered flatwise into thechutel use a striking-plate 33, (see Fig. 6,) which can be either hingedor a spring, (I show the latter form,) said plate having one endsecured, as at 34, to a fixed portion of the machine and its free endarranged to overlap the part of the stock 13 which projects from theguide 14; but the plate does not project far enough to come beneath theknife-edge. As the knife descends to cut off a splint an abutment 35,which moves with the knife, comes down on the striking-plate 33 andcauses the latter to pushthe severed splint 13 evenly into the chute 32.The abutment 35 is preferably adjustable, and I show, therefore, a boltwhich fits in a suitable boss 36, projecting forward fromthe knife-blockor cross-head 29. As shown, the springiness of the chute 32 is caused bythe flat spring 32, which lies on the back of the chute, or anyequivalent springy means can be substituted.

While the splints are held in the chute 32 it will be seen that theyform a continuous web, although they are separatedfrom each other, andwhen in this condition the alternate splints are moved endwise, but inopposite directions, by plungers 37, which thus cause the edges of theweb of splints to have a serrated appearance. In other words, thealternate splints will project from opposite edges of the body portionof the web. This is to bring them into such a position that they may bedipped in the firing composition without causing the heads to sticktogether. Obviously any number of plungers 37 may be used for thispurpose; but I have shown one on each side of the web of splints, andwhile any suitable means can be used for actuating the plungers I haveshown them carried by slide-blocks 38, which move in suitable ways 39,and the slide-blocks are actuated by bell-cranks 40 and 40*, which areoppositely arranged, are pivoted at their elbows, as shown at 41, andare pivoted together at their upper ends, as shown at 42, so that thetwo bell-cranks will work in unison, but oppositely. I have not shownany play at the joint 42, because the play required is very slight; butin practice there is a little play left in the joint, so that thebell-crank levers may have the necessary slight movement at this point.

The lever 40 has an extension 41, carrying a roller 42*, (shown bydotted lines in Fig. 4,)

which runs in the grooved cam 43, and thus the rotation of the cam-shaft44 actuates the levers 40 and the plungers 37 The shaft 44 is mounted insuitable supports 45 and connects by gears 46 and 47 with the shaft 24,the speedof the shaft 44 being half that of the shaft 24, and thus atthe right time the plungers 37 are moved forward, so as to position thesplints 13, as already described.

After the splints 13 are moved endwise in the chute 32 the web ofsplints is forced downward and wound up in a coil on the spool 48. Thismay be any suitable core; but I have shown the customary spool 48,adapted to be slipped on and off the shaft 49 and having acircumferential slot 48 to receive the end of the coiling-belt, to bepresently referred to. The shaft 49 is mounted in the end of a tiltingarm 50, which is hung so as to swing vertically on the shaft 51, (seeFig. 2,) and this shaft is mounted in suitable bearings, so that it maybe driven by a belt, to be presently described. The tilting arm 50 has asuitable counterbalance 52 to counterbalance the coil, which is carriedat the other end of the arm. The belt 53 is of the right thickness toseparate the match-splints rowwise and is of such a width that theprotruding ends of the splints will extend from both side edges of thebelt, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. The belt is generally and preferablyarranged in a coil and supported on a spindle 54, which is mounted insuitable arms 55 on the top of the frame 10, and the belt is fed to thecoil between the feed-rolls 56 and 57 and over a guide-roll 57 which islocated just above and a little to one side of the shaft 49, so that thechute 32 will discharge its web of splints directly between the spool 48and the guide-roll 57, as shown in Fig. 2. The shaft 51 is driven by achain belt 58, extending from the shaft of the feedroll 15, and asimilar belt 59 connects the shaft 51 with the shaft 49, while a secondbelt 60 extends from the shaft 51 to the shaft of the feed-roll 56. Ihave shown this driving arrangement simply to illustrate an operativeconnection between the several parts; but obviously the driving means isimmaterial so long as it be operativel From the foregoing description itwill be seen that I have devised a very simple machine which holds thecut splints in a web, which displaces them endwise, and which finallyrolls them up in a coil ready for dipping. IVhen a coil is formed asdescribed, it

is slipped off the shaft 49, another center put the splints aredisplacedand arranged in holding-frames, it is necessary and usual to have astep-by-step movement in the machine and to provide mechanism which Willshift some form of holding device, such as a comb, Whenever it is fulland substitute another for it; but the coiling arrangement dispensesWith all this and enables a great quantity of matches to be held withthe use of very little mechanism.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Amatch-machine, comprising splint-cuttingmechanism arranged to cut successive splints from a strip of stock anddeliver the splints automatically side by side and in contact, means forholding the splints temporarily as they are delivered from the cuttingmech anism, means for displacing the alternate splints longitudinally,and means for holding the splints in the said displaced position and inthe form of a continuous Web.

2. A machine of the kind described, comprising splint-cutting mechanism,means for temporarily holding the splints in a continuous Web, means fordisplacing the alternate splints longitudinally and in their temporaryholder, and a coiling device to collect and secure the Web of splints.

3. A match-machine, comprising splint-cutting mechanism, means fortemporarily holding the splints in contact side by side, plungersengaging the alternate splints to move them sidewise While they aretemporarily held, and a coiling device following the temporary holderand acting to receive the Web of splints and form it into a coil.

4:- A match-machine, comprising a guidechute acting as a temporaryholder of matchsplints, means for cutting splints and delivering them incontact side by side into the chute, means for displacing the alternatesplints end- Wise while they are in the chute, and a coiling devicearranged to receive, in the form of a Web, the splints as they areforced from the chute.

5. A match-machine, comprising a guidechute, splint-cutting mechanismdelivering the splints in contact side by side into the chute, means fordisplacing alternate splints longitudinally, and a coiling devicearranged to receive the web of splints as it issues from theguide-chute.

6. In a match-machine,thc combination With the guide-chute arranged tohold a body of splints in a continuous Web, means for displacing thealternate splints endwise While they are in the chute, and a'coilingdevice to receive the Web of splints as it issues from the chute.

7. In a match-machine, the combination with the guide-chute arranged tohold a Web of splints therein, of the reciprocating plungers at thesides ot' the chute, and a coiling device to receive the web of splintsas it issues from the chute.

WILLIAM H. PARKER.

Witnesses:

W. B. I-IUToHINsoN, JOHN T. CAROLAN.

